Where does “teenden” come from?
teenden (Middle English) comes from Old English tendan, from Proto-Germanic tandijaną, from Proto-Germanic tinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European dendʰneti.
Ancestry of “teenden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | tendan | to kindle |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | tandijaną | to kindle, to light on fire |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tinnaną | to burn |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dendʰneti | — |
Words derived from “teenden”